Smoker&#39;s pipe



Oct. 23, 1934 B. s. BURROUGHS SMOKER S PIPE FileCLApril 21 19.32

Bad flBurrmgg I 35 tions Patented Oct. 23, I934 UNITED sTA ssf 1 SMOKERS PIPE L Buel: VS. Burroughs, Kingston, N. Y. Application April 21,1932, Serial No. 06,722 aolaim (01. 131- 12) This invention relates to smokers pipes and has for one of its objects to provide apipe construction in which the bowl is hinged or otherwise pivotally connected to the" body portion whereby the two may be partially separated to facilitate cleaning. L

A further object of the invention is to provide a readily cleanable smokers pipe in which provision is made to trap and catch any saliva or moisture which may find its way through the smoke ducts or passages, thereby providing a cool dry" smoke at all times.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tobacco pipe of the class described which will be simple in construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and more efficient in use than those which have been heretofore proposed.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the in vention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which like reference characters designate like parts in all the views:-

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a pipe constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the pipe shown in Figure 1, the parts being illustrated in their normal operative posi- Figure 3 is a sectional elevational view of the body member and bowl of the pipe showing them in their separatedor cleaning positions;

Figure 4 is a. bottom plan view of the bowl 1 49 member detached from the rest of the pipe; and

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the body mem- I ber with the bowl and stem removed.

In the said drawing 10 indicates the body member which may be formed of wood or other suitl5 able material, the rearward end of which is provided with a bore 11 for the reception of the stem 12 as is common in pipe construction. The said stem is provided with the usual smoke duct or passage 13, the forward end of which is in 5,0 communication with the rearward end of a duct .55 ward the front to communicate with a well 16 which may be formed as a substantially hemispherical depression in a metal plate 17. As will be clear from the drawing the upper forward portion of the body member. 10 is cut away as at 18 while the lower forward portion isreoessed as at 19 for they reception of the well 16 of the plate 1'7. The said plate is secured to the upper surfacetof the lower forward portion of the body member in any suitable manner as by means of pins or screws.

A bowl member 20 is secured to the body member 10 by a suitable hinge construction 21 and normally fits in the cut away portion 18 of the body member when the partsare in operative position, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. A suitable latch or catch 23 is provided for retaining the parts in this position.

The upper portion of the bowl member 20 is provided with the usual tobacco-receiving cavity 24 in which combustion takes place and the lower face of the said member 20 is recessed as at 25 to provide a chamber 26 immediately above the well 16. A short passage 27 aifords communication between this chamber 26 and the smoke passage or duct 14 and there are also smoke passages or ducts so 28 providing communication between the combustion cavity 24 and the chamber 26. In the normal operative position of the parts, smoke from the tobacco consumed in the cavity 24 will pass through the ducts 28 to the chamber 26, 35 thence through passages 2'7, 14 and 13 to the smokers mouth.

Inorder to provide a tight joint between the hinged bowl 20 and the body member 10 to prevent the entrance of air to chamber 26 except when drawn through the combustion cavity, there is provided a resilient or other yielding packing ring 30 positioned around the outer circumference of the recess 25 and held in place therein by means of a metallic or other disk 31, the edge of which-may be flanged as shown in Figure 2 and which when forced into the position shown will effectively wedge the packing ring 30 against the outer circumference of the recess 25. The retaining member 31 is of course perforated to correspond with the ducts 28 in order that the smoke may pass through it.

The well 16 ispreferably filled with an absorbent material 33, such for example as a cotton wad, which will collect and hold any moisture which 5 may pass forwardly from the smokers mouth through the passages 13 and 14 into the well. To retain the said absorbent material within the well the j latter is preferably provided with a hinged cover 34 which normally occupies a sub- P NT ems stantially horizontal position as shown in Figures 2 and 5. However, when the bowl 20 is swung upwardly to its angular position illustrated in Figure 3 for the purpose of cleaning the pipe the cover member 34 of the well is also raised to substantially the position shown in Figure 3 where the angular extension 35 thereof will engage with one of the ducts 28 and hold the said bowl in its elevated position. During this cleaning operation the absorbent substance 33 willbe removed and a new one substituted and the usual pipe cleaner may be passed through the passages 13 and 14 for removing any moisture or other deposits therein. The metal surfaces of the plate 17 and the retaining disk 25 are easily cleaned since they are of a non-absorbent character and any deposits thereon may be easily wiped off. j 7

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as the precise arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore it is not wished to be limited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claims.

What is claimed is: v

1. A smokers'pipe having a body member, a stem, and a bowl hinged to said body member for movement to and from an angular cleaning position, said body member having a smoke passage, and a well in communication with said passage; an absorbent material in said well for collecting and holding saliva and moisture which may traverse the smoke passages of said stem and body portion; and a cover member for said well movably connected to said body member and arranged when moved to open position to engage and support said bowl when the latter is swung to said angular cleaning position.

2-. A smokers pipe having a body member and a stem, said body member being provided with a forwardly downwardly inclined smoke passage arranged to constitute a continuation of the passage of said stem, the upper forward portion 01" said body member being cut away, and the lower forward portion being recessed to form a well in communication with said smoke passage; a bowl normally fitting in the cut-away portion of said body member and hinged to the latter, whereby it may be swung to an angular cleaning position; and a hinged cover member for said well, carried by said body member and arranged when swung to open position to engage and hold the bowl when the latter is moved to cleaning position.

BUEL S. BURROUGHS. 

